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It varies from with the equipment, how the grain was crushed and process each brewer uses when it comes to vorlauf. How translucent and free of particles the wort is will tell you when to stop. When batch sparging I tend to add the sparge water, mix the mash thoroughly (takes a few minutes)...

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Yeah this thing is bubbling like crazy compared to the other batches I've brewed thus far.

This about how it is supposed to be done? Never had to do this before.

This is what I discovered this morning when I checked how my imperial stout that I brewed on Saturday is doing. My biggest concern is the airlock getting plugged and the lid blowing off of the fermenter. The batch did come out a bit over 5 gallons so the fermenter is pretty full. What should I...

This is what I was thinking about doing. Not the flipping upside down and putting holes in the lid (great idea btw) but using a 5 gallon for the HLT. I just wasn't sure how big the HLT would need to be for 5 gallon batches with a 10 gallon MLT.

With a given recipe if you increase the amount of grain and make the same volume of wort you should have a higher OG but your efficiency will be lower. The same could be accomplished by reducing the size of the wort and keeping the amount of grain constant. Is this not correct?

It's not that the 5 gallon is less efficient. My understanding is that there is not sufficient volume in a 5 gallon to produce high OG without compensating by adding more grain and reducing efficiency (or reducing the batch size).

I have a 8 gallon kettle currently. Based on "how to brew" I was under the impression reason I would need another kettle. The more I think about it I feel it wouldn't be necessary with a HLT. Can we not argue please? I understand people have differing opinions, thanks for sharing then. You both...

Thanks for the replies. I think I will get a 10 gallon from home depot when I prepare to switch. I already understand that I will probably need a second kettle for AG, would you suggest a cooler for a HLT as well? Does it need to be as big as the MLT or can it be smaller?

That's kind of what i was thinking, if it costs, let's say a dollar, more per batch in grain it won't take long for the 10 gallon to pay for itself considering they can be ordered from walmart or target for like $40 but my friend insists it isn't necessary. I also feel like low efficiency like...

So I just started extract brewing but I already want to move to AG. I was talking to a friend that brews and uses a 5 gallon igloo MLT and said I should be on the lookout for one on Craigslist. I found one really cheap but after reading some threads here I am a little concerned it won't be big...